Minimum Temperature for home
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I believe the WHO defines minimum temp for good health at 18 degrees for most, and 19 for children/elderly/vulnerable/sick.
I set ours to aim for 19.5 during evenings and 18.5 in the pre-work hours to make getting out of bed easier. The thermostat is in the kitchen which is lowest room, so it gets warmer in bathrooms and then again in living spaces. Living room upstairs is usually 20-21 in this weather.
WFH though and it's ad-hoc during the day - if I see it hit 17, I boost it.
I set ours to aim for 19.5 during evenings and 18.5 in the pre-work hours to make getting out of bed easier. The thermostat is in the kitchen which is lowest room, so it gets warmer in bathrooms and then again in living spaces. Living room upstairs is usually 20-21 in this weather.
WFH though and it's ad-hoc during the day - if I see it hit 17, I boost it.
What tells the boiler to turn on or off? Or is it centralised boiler in the block?
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I hate the thought of sitting indoors wrapped up in thick jumpers, blankets and what not. I like to be loose and comfortable indoors. That means t shirt, shorts, loungewear etc.
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Agree with this, though not as far as shorts in midwinter. But I've lived in unheated homes and leaky ones, and shared with cheapskates, and I'm not doing it anymore. I'd rather be skint and comfortable, than wrapping up in blankets to still feel chilly when I shower or whatever.
Centralised heating system yep.
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Thanks for the input everyone!
Turns out I mnight be being a bit stingy with ours then. All TRV's are set to maximum in the rooms we want on (and * on the other ones to prevent freezing pipes, etc.), including the living room where the thermostat resides.
BUT I keep the thermostat at 15oC, and put in up to say 17 or 18 when settling down in the living room for a few hours. If it hits that or not, I put it back to 15oC before bed.
Turns out I mnight be being a bit stingy with ours then. All TRV's are set to maximum in the rooms we want on (and * on the other ones to prevent freezing pipes, etc.), including the living room where the thermostat resides.
BUT I keep the thermostat at 15oC, and put in up to say 17 or 18 when settling down in the living room for a few hours. If it hits that or not, I put it back to 15oC before bed.
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No heating on currently, 10.9 as I type this. Just wearing a fleece loungewear set and I'm fine.
But I do work outside so don't really feel it
Had a shower when I got back, with the window open
get some of that steam out. Fan is rubbish
But I do work outside so don't really feel it
Had a shower when I got back, with the window open
get some of that steam out. Fan is rubbish
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19 for us, but we have a 1 year old. We keep a separate heater in his room just to keep it warmer when he sleeps.
We'd probably be at 18 if he wasnt here, but keen to keep it a little warmer while he's young
I tend to work in my garage though, which is pretty cold, but got the little wood burner going and plenty of layers
We'd probably be at 18 if he wasnt here, but keen to keep it a little warmer while he's young
I tend to work in my garage though, which is pretty cold, but got the little wood burner going and plenty of layers
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You only need it 18c for the little one, or less of you use the sleeping bag things at night.
That's thong weather.
Yeah, it ends up 18 in his room which is furthest away from the thermostat.
I’ve no idea if my thermostat works, or even how to connect it (if it is connecteded) to my control unit. But house gets to around 10c and I boost the heating now and then to 15c in the hallway (according to the barometer there) and it feels a few degrees warmer in my study and living room.
15. Pre energy prices rocketing this was 19.
No issue wearing more clothes. I don't see the point in heating rooms I'm not using and don't want to faff adjusting radiators. It's not an affordability thing but rather the principle of it.
When WFH i'm in the smallest room which warms up nicely from all the equipment that's in there.
No issue wearing more clothes. I don't see the point in heating rooms I'm not using and don't want to faff adjusting radiators. It's not an affordability thing but rather the principle of it.
When WFH i'm in the smallest room which warms up nicely from all the equipment that's in there.
I can't afford to let it go much lower with my parents in the mid 70's with a lot of health issues.
My bedroom tends to drop to around 16c as the thermostat is in the living room and it actually doesn't drop below 18c in there until around 5.30am at the moment.
Damn, having the heating off today between 9 and 3pm has ended up costing virtually the same as leaving it on Sunday.
Going to experiment tomorrow leaving it on, see if keeping a constant temperature is actually more efficient than letting it get cold then on full power to get the house back up to temperature for the evening.
Going to experiment tomorrow leaving it on, see if keeping a constant temperature is actually more efficient than letting it get cold then on full power to get the house back up to temperature for the evening.
If you’ve got a relatively modern boiler it will probably be more efficient to leave it on with a lower flow temperature.
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